Deputy killed in Christian County, MSHP issues blue alert
Kansas City Star • • nation
Key Points:
- The Missouri State Highway Patrol issued a Blue Alert on Monday afternoon after a Christian County deputy was fatally shot near Highlandville, Missouri.
- The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Richard Dean Bird, is described as bald with brown eyes, around 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 145 pounds, possibly with a beard, and believed to be armed.
- Bird is suspected to be driving a white 2001 Chevy Silverado, last seen traveling southbound on U.S. 160 from Route HH in Christian County.
- Blue Alerts in Missouri are issued for incidents involving the death, serious injury, or imminent threat to law enforcement officers and were established nationally in 2016 following the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu
